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Summer is coming to an end, I’m enjoying the last couple of warm weather weeks with my friends. While everyone else is picking up school supplies and new school clothes, I’m getting new bedding and laundry detergent. This is because I’m going to be starting, what I will find out later, one of the most memorable adventures of my life; boarding school.
I remember texting one of my friends on the way up to school “What if no one likes me? What if my roommate smells bad?” The fear was so real. I left my home of 14 years on an early Saturday morning. The drive was seven hours and boy did it feel like seven weeks. We would be going up north into the mountains and three hours into the drive you could tell. We got out to stop at a rest stop briefly and it was 8 degrees cooler. The mountains we drove through were beautiful. I remember thinking it’s such a change of scenery compared to my beach life, but I didn't mind.
We were two hours away from school and it started to become a reality. My mom, dad, and brother were actually going to leave me there, alone. The whole summer I was so excited but that excitement turned to fear. I got a hot flash and I started to tear up a little bit. Then I got a text message from my best friend saying “I know you are nervous, but you are going to do so great today! Make lots of new friends and don’t miss me too much.” My mom looked up and saw me with tears rolling down my face and she asked “What's wrong?” I looked at her and that was the moment that it really hit me, I wasn't going to see her face everyday, or laugh at things that happened during our day together. I told my mom “I don't know why I’m crying! I’m so excited to be going but my emotions are everywhere right now.” My mom giggled and said “I understand, my emotions are all over the place too.” After we talked I couldn't help but feel sad, even though I was going to be starting this new adventure, I would have to do it without her.
We finally arrived to the town where my school was located and that’s when I started to get excited again. Ten minutes later we approach the school and it took my breath away. The campus was beautiful; I was surrounded by mountains and hills. The grass was so green and there were people everywhere. We found my dorm and it was so cute. My dorm mom came up to me and right away she gives me a hug, she says “Welcome to the George dorm family!” There were other girls sitting on the couches and they were giggling and talking, just having a good time. I met my roommate shortly after getting my room setup. Her name was Allana and she didn't smell bad after all. Allana told me that this was her second year at this school and then she asked me if I was nervous, I remember her saying “Don’t worry it will take some time to get used to living on your own but all of the girls are really supportive here. You will fit right in.” After that I finally let myself breathe, I told Allana “Thank you so much for saying that. It makes me feel so much better, I was so nervous.” Allana was really nice and introduced me to some other girls and we went to the dining hall together. We all sat down and I looked around and there were so many students and teachers sitting together, everyone really looks like they are enjoying themselves. Shortly after leaving the dining hall my mom came up to me and I could tell she was just crying and she said that they were leaving. I didn't want her to go but I knew that she couldn't stay forever. I embraced her in a tight hug and she whispered in my ear “You are going to do great things and I am so proud of you”. I smiled because I knew I would see her soon. I told my little brother and dad goodbye and they got into the truck and drove away. Walking back to my dorm after saying goodbye wasn't too hard because my new friends joined me.
Later that afternoon everyone on campus was asked to come out to this big field and play games. It was a perfect way to introduce everyone. Looking all around I didn't see one person not smiling or talking to someone. It got loud and intense and everyone was enjoying themselves. We played tag and had a pie eating contest along with some other things. We all went to the dining hall after and got some ice cream and headed back to our dorm. That night all 24 girls in my dorm, crowded into the common room and had our first dorm meeting. We went over the rules and our schedules for the next couple of days. It ended with us all laughing and eating donuts. After our dorm meeting we all went around and mingled and Allana, my roommate, and I really hit it off. She and I had a lot more in common than what we thought. I went to bed that night knowing that I had made the right decision coming to this new school, and I was very excited to start my new journey.
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